Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-23

sized frauds being WORKED up III thlS
vicinity and it is about time to let dav-
light in on them. Frauds have been
the bane of the Black Hills and we
think a swindle ought to be sat down
upon.-Rapid Democrat, 10th.
Wouldn't be at all surprised ifthere
was; the surprise will come however
when a Rapid paper bursts the bubbles
by letting in upon them the sunlight Of
truth.
The finest display of co~nfectioneries
in the city just received at Hitchcock's.
Crows Advertiser, a migratory Journ-
al, formerly Of Buffalo Gap, and later OF
Douglas, Wyo., has again appeared upon
our table. This time the paper halls
from Sturgis, and We earnestly hope
that at last, the Advertiser has indeed
cast a permanent anchor in the I'M
mistakable, all wool, yard wide, future
great. The paper has lost none of its
good points.
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's
Gold, 81 90; silver, $l.00; gold and sll-
yer, Sl.50; copper 81 80; tin $l.0o; nickel
$500.
At a meeting of the board of control
of the Black Hills Firemen's association
held at Rapid on Monday, the 18th
inst, it was decided that the $500 purse
which was hung up for the free-for-all
hub-and-hub race at the late Lead City
tournament, and which has since been
in dispute, should be returned to the
treasury of the association, there to re-
main until the next annual meeting.
Smith & Fitch's is headquarters for
men and boys clothing. Taking orders
| for custom made suits a specially.
The Mills Brothers. Of French creek,
who six years ago started in the bust
ness OF sheep raising with 800 head,
have now. by natural increase, 1000
head, exclusive Of a large number OF
weathers and old ewes disposed Of in
tic llillo MA Gus. lHe dNCldPS 6hcSi
grower Of the Hills would be benefited
by adopting the methods employed by
| Mills brothers in the management of q
sheep ranch.
Sioux City Standard -four, $40 pei
100 lbs. All other goods at correspond
ing low prices at COchran's S.
The Galena smelter was to start up or
Thursday. A large amount of ore il
reported on hand, and enough more
contracted for to run the plant for al
indefinite period. The Hester A com
| pany are said to have made arrange
ments with the smelling company 70,
the reduction of their ores, and discon
tinue further shipments to Omaha
The prospects for Galena again becom
ing a lively camp are Frightening daily
Buy the old reliable Champion an,
Walter A. Wood at Garlock's
and don't waste your time and none,
on some new tangled thing.
The Deadwood Times notes the fac
of an inspector having been sen out b,
the Big Bend Company to ~investi gat'
their property, and says: whether 81
not he found another dividend remains
to be SEEN" The Times should have
long since learned hat this company
dividends were the product of pock cts
not placers, AID that their monthly
declarations were not subject to the
chances which ordinarily accompany
mining ventures.
Hats and caps, gents furnishing goods
clothing, boots and shoes, dry goods
notions, and everything in the line o
dress goods for men, women and chill
dren always in stock at
Smith & Fitcb's.
Twenty stamps are dropping at tn
Golden Summit, and everything is look
ing we'll at the mine. 1t is the inten
ton of the company to sink a new shat
IL oiuCI ~ luSIcdSc VIC ldCllltleS I'D
furnishing ore to the mill, which q
present are inadequate for the supply o
ore sufficient to keep the mill in con
slant operation. While nothing defnit,
can be learned as to the amoun of tn
late clean up, it is generally believed Il
have been very satisfactory.
The Kempton Comedy Compan,
played three nights in this place Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, durin,
the week. The plays presented, the
Phoenix, Black Diamond, and Peck's
Bad Boy, were indifrerently rendered
and failed to attract as large audiences az
invariably greet our local troops, whose
well known merits warrant a crowded
house on all occasions. The company
left this place for Chadron on Thursday
morning, being billed for a performance
in that place on Thursday night.
The residents Of Deadwood evince s
degree Of earnestness in their effort.
toward the establishment of smeltins
works in that city, which may be &C
cepted as a sure guarantee of final sue
cess. If Deadwood dies, it will not be
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